§ Mr. StreeterTo ask the Secretary of State for International Development what proportion of her Department's bilateral country programme aid for Ghana is spent by the Government of Ghana. [126451]
§ Clare ShortIn November 1999, we committed £40 million in flexible budget support to the Government of Ghana for 2000–02. We anticipate that the larger part of this (£25 million) will be disbursed in 2000 to help Ghana recover from the economic shocks of 1999.
Additionally, we anticipate that £7 million will be provided in flexible budget support specifically for social sectors in 2000–01. Up to £11 million is available for this purpose in 2001–02.
In total, flexible budget support represents 55 per cent. of the total bilateral commitment to Ghana over the next two years.